Burke Inc. Promotes Thomas to Healthcare MD

In the US, full service marketing research and insight education agency Burke Inc. has promoted John Thomas to the newly created position of Managing Director of its Burke Healthcare division.

Burke Inc., which is 100% employee owned, is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with regional offices across the US. In addition to offering a full range of MR services, the company runs the Burke Institute, which has trained more than 85,000 participants through more than 4,000 public and in-house MR seminars.

Thomas (pictured) joined the company in 2009 as VP, Client Services, having previously worked at Clear Seas Research as an Executive Director, and spent more than thirteen years at Market Strategies. He has more than twenty years' healthcare marketing research experience.

In his new role, Thomas leads a team of dedicated healthcare researchers and consultants with specific expertise in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, health insurance, distribution and information technology.

Tara Marotti, SVP and Client Services Manager, comments: 'For the past six years, John has played a key role in our overall healthcare strategy and we are excited to have him manage Burke's Healthcare team. His extensive knowledge of research and his understanding of trends that impact this industry make him the perfect fit for excelling in this new role.'

Web site: www.burke.com .